SIN-inhibitory phosphatase complex promotes Cdc11p dephosphorylation and propagates SIN asymmetry in fission yeast.

Authors

Singh NS N Sadananda , Shao N Nan , McLean JR Janel R , Sevugan M Mayalagu , Ren L Liping , Chew TG Ting Gang , Bimbo A Andrea , Sharma R Reetu , Tang X Xie , Gould KL Kathleen L , Balasubramanian MK Mohan K .
Current biology : CB. 2011 12 6; 21(23).
1968-78

Abstract

Cytokinesis in many eukaryotes involves the function of an actomyosin-based contractile ring. In fission yeast, actomyosin ring maturation and stability require a conserved signaling pathway termed the SIN (septation initiation network). The SIN consists of a GTPase (Spg1p) and three protein kinases, all of which localize to the mitotic spindle pole bodies (SPBs). Two of the SIN kinases, Cdc7p and Sid1p, localize asymmetrically to the newly duplicated SPB in late anaphase. How this asymmetry is achieved is not understood, although it is known that their symmetric localization impairs cytokinesis.